Epidemic spreading: theory and reality

<strong>School of Computational and Integtrative Sciences (SC&amp;IS)</strong> <strong>Prof. Parongama Sen</strong> Department of Physics University of Calcutta, Kolkata <strong>Epidemic spreading: theory and reality</strong> <strong>Abstract : </strong>Models for epidemic spreading have been studied quite extensively for nearly a century now. In the more recent years, the well known Susceptible-Infected-removed (SIR) and Susceptible-Infected-Susceptible (SIS) models have been studied on various complex networks to present a more realistic scenario. We will review some of the basic results of these two models. Next we consider the SIR model on complex geographical networks exploring its critical behavior. Comparison of the data for the recent Ebola epidemic in West African countries is made with the theoretical results. Date : <strong>17th August, 2016</strong>